Sarkar controversy: Police arrive at AR Murugadoss' residence

09 November 2018

"They are showing freebies given by the elected government being burnt".

Earlier in the day, Tamil Nadu Law minister CV Shanmugam condemned "Sarkar" for allegedly attempting to instigate violence in society and said that it is not less than a terrorist instigating people for violence. Theatre owners also put pressure on Sun Pictures to delete the contentious portions after their establishments were targeted by AIADMK supporters.

"Movie has been produced by Kalanithi Maran, this itself shows the movie's political motive". Made at a budget of Rs 110 crore, it has already crossed the Rs 100-crore mark in terms of ticket sales and other earnings.

According to anIndia Today report, a complaint was lodged by a person named Devarajan with the Commissioner of Police who stated that Murugadoss should be booked under acts of terrorism.

"The Censor Board, functioning with the members appointed by the Union government, should have taken note of this while issuing the certificate [for the film]", he said. A government that doesn't have the guts to accept criticism will get derailed.

Thalapathy Vijay's act as a political vigilante in Sarkar is garnering great response from fans, followers and film lovers in general.

Mr Shanmugam, however, denied that the ruling AIADMK was intolerant to criticism. On the first day, the film collected Rs 3.65 crore and on second, the film has reportedly broken even with shares of Rs 4.40 crore being collected.

Meanwhile, the protest against the film has grown with AIADMKtearing banners of actor Vijay placed at theaters in Chennai, Madurai and Kovai.